Vegetables are a source of fiber and vitamins that we must consume. Research shows, including the type of vegetable broccoli that have the ability to improve the health of the digestive organs, especially to prevent colitis.
In a study conducted by a team from the University of Liverpool known, the fiber of broccoli will enhance the body's natural ability to fight infections of the digestive tract. Therefore, further research to see if broccoli could be used as a drug for patients with Crohn's disease or colitis.
Patients with Crohn's disease usually experience limited to absorbe nough nutrients. The main symptoms of this disease is prolonged diarrhea, cramps or abdominal pain, blood in the stool, fatigue, and weight loss.
Crohn's disease affects approximately 1 in 1,000 people and is often experienced by people who are low-fiber diet and eat more foods that are processed or preserved.
The results showed, fiber from vegetables, such as those derived from broccoli, turned out to prevent bacterial entry into intestinal cells. Currently, the experts was examining the effects of fiber Chron broccoli on 76 patients to see whether their disease will disappear after a regularly eat broccoli.
